Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-01-05

able to make the ssprotective tyrant'' ibera
s Supply and demand" and mankind ar
daily and rapidly realizing this all-imper
liant fact. /.
Though the field of. Free Trade is file,
| With argument; yet the great cause of IRE
form" does not need it.
1t only eeds common sense. Protective
Tariff only has the fraud of sehemers, ring
md monopolies. Farmers and all men O
honor, look about you and who are tht
leaders of this destructive protective
5ariff?' "Aids labor powerfully" yes
alds it to become harder and more irksome
Plunges the poor into more and more abject
poverty, sinks them deeper into the bog ei
need and necessity; thus their '1abor" is
powerfully aided" most glorieusly-hard
Again we hear the ignominious CRY ''our
wheat would ccme in contact with the
wheat product of India in the markets OF
England. Our farmers would have to COM
pete with labor at (sevep) cents a day.
What statement Think of it !! A pro
teetienist trying to pass off his whirl-wind
for cyclone.
Any man who wants to know and inves
tigates well knows that to-day under oul
glorious protective tariff (?) that if the price
OF grain lowers one cent In Liverpool, it
Immediately falls one cent in New York
and all over the United States.
These protective tariff leaders do not try
to raise the price of our grain preducts.-
They ''bear" down continually with all
their might. 1t is to their interest and they
make good use of it. They are the most
stingy mertals that ever walked on the
green carpet of this immortal earth.
Our home-market is regulated by the
oleign market. The protective tariff in
that can do nothing. Which would be the
more disastrous, fall in the market of ten
cents under q protective tariff, or fall of
one-dime under free trade? Six to half
dozen you see. Such argument is as absurd
as it is disgusting.
High protective tariff thou art hypocrisy
thou art theft!
those hypecrites of that delusive creed
protection
In these three great free trade words,
''supply and demand" there is argument
enough to plainly show the entire protec-
tive system to be as unreal and untrue as
the ''baseless fabric of dream"
The Democratic party is fast bsing con-
sidered by all people here as the right and
just party of our nation.
Its only enemies are money grabbing cor
porations and naughty aristocrats. All are
realizing that it is the peoples party. How
could it be otherwise? 1t is the only party
that deals justly on all questions for and
with the people.
To the liquor-traffic it says-'local op-
ton, he only just and successful method
to apply.
1t is the laboring mans best and truest
friend. All legislation for him has been ac-
nplished by the Democratic party, and
the leading opponents have all been repub-
licans and especially greedy protectionists.
The Democratic party to-day is Jealous
ly trying to lower the tariff, the lurking de-
stroyer of our nation.
Some bowling protectionists say, "We
promise to, but fail" How sir, was our
noble purpose defeated?
Only by the "golden bribery" of the pro-
teetionists and republicans, who have been
abundantly enriched by the poor laborers 8
money stolen by means Of tho protective
tariff.
Everything must be cared for in its in
fancy. The manufactures have been
cradled and noarished long ago. They are
men now if they ever will be-. Are we 60
ing to still hold the big lubbers in our
arms and fondle and caress them?
President Cleveland and the Democratic
party are growing stronger here every day.
Success in 1888 is inevitable. Cleveland
stands in tha feotsteps of Thomas Jefor-
sen-the founder of Democraey-son of
Virginia, and like Jefferson, our President
joins hands with the people in their ranks
Of patriotism and general welfare
Cleveland is to-day the grandest type of
American craftsmanship. His heart and
labors are with the people-South and
North. Blaine is with the heartless money
tyrants.
+ While Cleveland extends the warm and
open hand of friendship, happiness, and
prosperity, saying-''be one united nation
of American people,"
Blaine ingloriously waves the "bloedy-
shirt" thing that should never be heard
OF, for it is past, now forgotten, and it and
its advocates are dead weights to the living
present.
Compare the two men. What contrast!
One an American statesman, public ser
vant and national patriot. The other
money -grabber, and politician of discord
The result of the Fall elections are not
disastrous to the future of Democracy.
The legislatures of New Jersey, Indiana,
and California are added to our long list
Only Virginia surprises us, but the political
breezes seem to whsper-that defeat shall
yet prove to be a glorious victory.
Felow-Democrats of Virginia ! may we
see yeu at the next presidential election
bring forth on the broad wings of success,
the floating banners with glittsring stafS of
victory, and we will all say to the neEt
Democratic president nt-Ceveland-with on&
full, round, and united voice of friendship,
''Sir, we give to your honor a marvellous
Democratic majority from the Mother State
of Democracy ana presidents Virginia
the Old Dominion"
Hoping that yeu will accept this article
as the sentiments of Northern Democrat,
l remain,
Yours Democratically,
F. W. MoRRAsY.
Gsneseo, Ill.